Lu Fengting finished speaking with a stern expression, and only then told everyone to
continue their training.
The soldiers quietly discussed it among themselves for a few moments.
“Could the deputy regiment commander really like that girl?”
“To be honest, I was outside when the trouble happened yesterday, and I watched
the whole thing for quite a while. Seriously, it was Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou who handled things
badly!”
“The two families clearly had a marriage agreement. He said that his
fiancée had been rescued after falling into the water, and then someone had touched her all over. He
claimed that his parents were very conservative and couldn’t accept something like that.”
“If his parents are so conservative, then why did he get involved with his
fiancée’s younger sister before they were even married? And he even got her
pregnant?”
“Exactly…”
After discussing it for a while, the soldiers also felt that Liu Qingyue was in the
right, so no one brought the matter up again.
After finishing his training, Lu Fengting hurried off to eat lunch. Then he planned
to go to the little wooden cabin and help Liu Qingyue tidy things up.
However, as soon as he arrived at the cabin, he saw that everything inside had
already been arranged neatly. The door of the little wooden cabin was open, allowing the breeze to blow
through.
“You’ve already finished tidying everything!”
Lu Fengting quickly walked over.
Liu Qingyue was already preparing to cook. When she heard his voice, she turned
around and glanced at him.
“Yeah, I’ve already finished.”
In reality, she had simply moved some of the less conspicuous things from her space
outside and then claimed that she had gone out and bought them.
As long as everything looked neat and orderly, that was enough.
“I was planning to come over and help you tidy up. Are you going to
cook?” Lu Fengting asked as he watched Liu Qingyue fussing with the pots, bowls, and utensils.
Liu Qingyue nodded.
This morning, she had gone out for a stroll and happened to meet the few military
wives she had encountered yesterday. From them, she had learned quite a lot, including where to buy supplies
on the island. She had also gone and bought some vegetables.
She planned to cook for herself.
Although she had plenty of food in her space, she had already come here to live. If
she never cooked for herself, it would certainly arouse suspicion. She could only occasionally go out to buy
some vegetables and then supplement them with food from her space.
After all, the food in her space would never spoil.
“Have you eaten? Do you want to eat a little more with me?”
Liu Qingyue had already finished cutting the vegetables. All she needed to do now was
put them into the wok and stir-fry them.
Lu Fengting watched her cooking.
He had already eaten, but for some reason, he felt like he could still eat a little
more, so he nodded.
“Then sit for a while. It’ll be ready soon!”
Liu Qingyue was wearing an apron. She poured oil into the wok, then added two dried
chilies. After that, she put in the shredded potatoes she had prepared and began stir-frying them.
In her previous life, she had lived together with Lu Fengting. Their living
conditions had been quite good. Besides, she hadn’t accomplished anything particularly significant, so
she could only stay at home and be a good wife who supported her husband.
As a result, she had developed excellent cooking skills.
After returning to this era, she hadn’t forgotten any of the things she had
learned.
Liu Qingyue skillfully stir-fried the dishes while Lu Fengting watched her from
behind. Suddenly, he felt a warm current surge through his heart.
Actually, a life like this was pretty good.
He could go out for training, and when he came home, there would be someone waiting
to cook for him.
After getting married, things really would feel different.
If Liu Qingyue didn’t want to cook, he could cook instead. His skills
weren’t that good, but with practice, he would gradually improve.
If the two of them worked hard together to build a life, they would definitely live
very well.
Lu Fengting imagined for a moment what their future life together might look
like.
By then, Liu Qingyue had already finished stir-frying the last dish—the
shredded potatoes.
She brought the dishes to the table, then took out bowls and chopsticks. After wiping
her hands on her apron, she said, “I just made a few simple dishes. Let’s eat something
first!”
Lu Fengting nodded.
Looking at the meal, which was both appetizing and fragrant, he picked up a pair of
chopsticks and took a bite.
His eyes immediately lit up.
He then picked up quite a bit more.
After eating a whole bowl of rice and quite a lot of food, Lu Fengting finally gave
Liu Qingyue a thumbs-up and praised her.
“Your cooking really tastes amazing!”
Although he praised her rather enthusiastically out loud, Lu Fengting was secretly
quite pleased inside.
He really hadn’t expected his future wife to be such a good cook.
It seemed he was truly a lucky man.
Missing out on Liu Qingyue would definitely be one of Zhou Heshan’s regrets in
this lifetime!
But regret was regret.
In any case, Zhou Heshan could never have her now. Instead, Lu Fengting had gotten
lucky and picked up such a wonderful wife.
He absolutely had to pamper her properly.
Liu Qingyue merely smiled and said nothing.
In her previous life, Lu Fengting had actually liked cooking for himself.
Unfortunately, aside from treating each other with mutual respect and courtesy, the two of them had no
feelings for each other.
During the first few years, she had constantly been thinking about Zhou Heshan, so
much so that she could not even maintain the basic courtesy between husband and wife. She was always losing
her temper at home, and Lu Fengting had truly endured a lot because of her.
Thinking about all of this, Liu Qingyue felt extremely guilty.
After considering it for a few seconds, she said, “It’s not like I have
anything to do anyway. If you have time, come here for meals.”
“Okay!”
Lu Fengting was quite happy.
As long as his future wife was willing to take this first step, the more meals they
shared and the more time they spent together, the more they would gradually come to understand each
other.
The two of them chatted for a while, and when they had nearly finished eating, Lu
Fengting took the initiative to clear away the dishes and chopsticks.
“You cooked, so of course I should wash the dishes. We’ll divide the
work!”
Liu Qingyue watched as Lu Fengting carried the dishes and chopsticks into the
kitchen, and she could not help nodding inwardly.
Even after being given another chance at life, Lu Fengting was still just as good as
he had been in her previous life.
Fortunately, she had not missed him this time.
Lu Fengting washed the dishes in the kitchen while Liu Qingyue tidied up a little
more. She then opened all the windows to let the room air out.
By the time everything was cleaned up, it was almost time to leave.
Lu Fengting had to return to the army. However, after walking a couple of steps, he
suddenly remembered why he had come here today.
Seeing him turn back, Liu Qingyue looked at him curiously.
“Is there something else?”
Lu Fengting quickly walked toward her. When he reached her, he rummaged around in his
pocket and took out some money.
“There aren’t many things you can buy on the island. Once a month, we can
go outside for a major shopping trip. When the time comes, I’ll go with you. Use this money for now.
It should be enough for groceries and some small household necessities.”
Liu Qingyue looked at the scattered bills in his hand, and her eyes grew slightly
red.
It had been the same in her previous life.
Right after the two of them got married, Lu Fengting had handed over complete control
of the household finances to her.
At the time, she had always thought that the reason she could not be together with
Zhou Heshan was because Lu Fengting was still somewhat dissatisfied about it. So she had taken that money
and spent it recklessly.
For a long time, the two of them did not have enough money. It was only because Lu
Fengting’s parents gave them some financial support that they managed to get by.
Later, once she accepted the reality of the situation, she settled down and lived her
life properly. It was just that there had never been any love between them.
Now, seeing Lu Fengting once again happily handing her the money, his face filled
with smiles, Liu Qingyue felt as though she were in a daze.
“Okay, then I’ll take it. Remember to come over for meals.”
Thinking about everything that had happened in her previous life, Liu Qingyue truly
felt that she owed Lu Fengting too much, so she did not put on any airs or pretend to refuse.
Lu Fengting nodded before turning around and heading back to the army.
Liu Qingyue sat alone on the bed, staring blankly at the stack of money in her
hands.
Perhaps Heaven had given her another chance at life not merely so that she would no
longer have the right to make her own choice, but also so that she could properly make it up to Lu
Fengting.
Since that was the case, she would do her best.
Lu Fengting had only been gone for a short while when Liu Qingyue was preparing to
close the door and take an afternoon nap before entering her space to plant some crops.
Who would have thought that, from a distance, she would see Liu Wanwan walking toward
her.
She rolled her eyes.
What was this woman doing here?
Liu Qingyue was just about to close the door when Liu Wanwan hurried over and pushed
against it.
“Sis, why won’t you let me in?”
“I haven’t done anything! I just wanted to come and talk to
you!”
Liu Qingyue held the door firmly, refusing to let Liu Wanwan take even one step
inside. After hearing what she said, she gave a cold laugh.
“If you want to talk, then talk from the doorway. Someone who’s dirty and
shameless isn’t allowed into my home.”
Liu Qingyue’s words were dripping with mockery.
Hearing this, Liu Wanwan was so furious that she nearly started smoking.
She really wanted to raise her foot and kick the door, but then she remembered that
she was carrying a child.
Besides, nearly everyone on the island already knew about her pregnancy now. There
was no point in hiding it anymore. She might as well wait and see what happened next.
She simply stepped back two paces and took a deep breath.
“I came here today because I want to ask you something. Did you do it on
purpose?”
Seeing that she was no longer trying to enter the house, Liu Qingyue opened the door
and leaned against the doorway with her arms crossed.
“What do you mean?”
“Actually, you already knew that I was pregnant a long time ago, but you
deliberately exposed me in front of everyone. You did it just to embarrass me and make Brother Shan lose
face, didn’t you?”
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